SMGN-0106 Johann Stutzle knights cross signature Panzer Tank destruction badge in gold

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Description

A 4×6″ post war print with authentic signature in shorthand on the back in blue ball point. A tough signature to find right now.

From Traces of War:

Stützle, Nepomuk

Date of birth:
May 17th, 1924 (Ennetach/Saulgau, Germany)
Date of death:
October 18th, 1986 (Stuttgart-Fellbach/Baden-Württemberg , Germany)
Nationality:
German (1933-1945, Third Reich)

Biography

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 1945

For the destruction of a total of seven British tanks on 14th and 15th April 1945.

Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Gold
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 1945

For the destruction of a total of seven British tanks on 14th and 15th April 1945.

Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Awarded on:
April 1945

For the destruction of a total of seven British tanks on 14th and 15th April 1945.

Panzervernichtungsabzeichen in Silber
Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Obergefreiter (Corporal)
Unit:
Panzerjäger-Abteilung “Großdeutschland” / Panzergrenadier-Division “Großdeutschland”
Awarded on:
May 8th, 1945

Stützle’s Knight’s Cross recommendation reads as follows…

“Obergefreiter Stützle destroyed 6 enemy tanks with Panzerfausts during the battle near Nettelkamp and Stadensen on the 15.04.1945.”

Not substantiated in the German Federal Archives.

Ritterkreuz des Eisernen Kreuzes
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